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The following are the results of Thursday's St. Louis Merchants Exchange call session for barge frei

Thomas G. Wolf, assistant commissioner of the Office of Transportation Audits, is proud of his offic

GRE Names Chiefs of P/C,Marine UnitsGRE of America Corp. confirmed a reorganization

A new organization in Australia is providing the country's shipowners and operators with a national

Major corporations in Japan's manufacturing sector will suffer steep declines in both sales and prof

Canadian Port and Harbour Association. 28th annual meeting Sept. 6-10 at Hilton International Windso

Seven thousand tons of U.S. anthracite was shipped to Romania during the week of June 29. Th

The East Kentucky Power Cooperative said the coal scrubber at its Spurlock power station will be idl

ICC Extends Deadline In Guilford DisputeThe Interstate Commerce Commission extended the dead

After four days of commuter protests, the New Delhi Transport Corp. has restored 114 old bus routes

The government of Taiwan tentatively agreed to allow U.S. insurers into its market. The agre

Rates for Panamax ships from the U.S. Gulf to Japan climbed to $12.50 with Japanese charterers fixin

Stocks Soar to Record NEW YORK - Stocks soared to record levels in heavy trading on rumors o

The removal of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from society is "an important national objective" an

A month has passed since President Reagan's controversial decision to offer wheat to the Soviet Unio

Loews Corp. plans to sell 3 million shares of common stock in Majestic Shipping Co., a wholly owned

S. Smith's Mother Sues Airline for $50 MillionThe mother of young peace emissary, Samantha S

SECOND GUESSING THE MARITIME ADMINISTRATION: James Zok, deputy associate administrator for maritime

Fremont General Corp. says it will spin off or discontinue unprofitable insurance operations that ac

JAPAN MEXICO - $75 million from the Bank of Japan. Loan is about 4.6 percent of the $1.6 bil

Aircraft nearly collide in flight every other day over California, the state that leads the nation i

Supplies of gasoline continued to run counter to normal seasonal trends and increased for the second

In the Sun Marino club - the Tokyo version of a crowded California fern bar - 50 men and women nibbl

MoneyCenter, the electronic financial information service developed by Knight-Ridder Financial Infor

The 1985 production of chlorofluorocarbons 11 and 12 rose to 1,550 million pounds in 1985 from 1,531

American Trucking Associations is appealing two hotly contested state truck tax cases to the U.S. Su

Japan is threatening South Africa with new economic sanctions unless South Africa makes progress in

A little-known federal office is working hard to save Uncle Sam millions ofdollars on the go

Robert Anestis, president of Guilford Transportation Industries, has announced his resignation, but

The chairman of Texas Air Corp., Houston, predicted his company soon will complete its planned acqui

The death toll from the Black Sea collision of two Soviet ships rose to 116 Thursday as divers repor

Union Carbide Corp. said it signed a letter of intent for the sale of the assets of its Brownsville,

Burmah Specialty Chemicals, a division of the Burmah Oil PLC, acquired Co lumbia Cement Co., a New Y

New Zealand to Limit Live Sheep ExportsWELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand will restrict l

Domestic coal production will be slashed from the current 16 million tons annually to only 9 million

Thursday, September 4, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Florida's new insurance law is unconstitutional for at least three reasons, the lead attorney for th

The growing practice of sinking old ships off the coast to build artificial reefs that attract fish

GENERAL NEWSMajor retailers, reporting that back-to-school items sold well during the latter

Canada's largest tow boating company, Seaspan International Ltd., of North Vancouver, has been bough